Box 9

Scope and Contents: Correspondents include: Walsh, Christy, New York, NY, head of the Academy of Sport for the 1939 New York World’s Fair. Wortendyke, Reynier J., Newark, NJ, attorney to the Barricklo and Fouche families, concerning Bow Hill and its contents. Woodward, Dr. Carl R., Kingston, RI, Rhode Island State College. ...

Scope and Contents: Correspondents include: Wallace, Philip B., Philadelphia, PA, a noted photographer. Woodward, Carl R., New Brunswick, NJ, and Kingston, RI, president of Rhode Island State College. Wood, Edward C., Philadelphia, PA. Wortendyke, Reynier J., Newark, NJ, attorney for the Barricklo and Fouché...

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Wallace also engaged in buying and selling antiques, especially early clocks. Some letters discuss an unfortunate deal involving Carl M. Williams. Wallace also undertook photography for Netter, including images of Marlpit Hall in Middletown before its restoration in 1935–1936, as well as the 1695 Robert Rhea wainscot armchair.

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This folder documents in detail the long negotiations leading up to the formation of the Historical Society of Hamilton Township (now called the Hamilton Township Historical Society) and their purchase of Bow Hill near Trenton in 1945.

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Detailed correspondence on Netter’s purchase of a Massachusetts block front desk with ball and claw feet. She negotiated this complicated transaction on behalf of John D. Kernan.

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Correspondence to and from Williams regarding various transactions, including the 1775–76 manuscript Plain Dealer newspaper from Bridgeton, NJ, now at Rutgers.

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Worthley at one point served as head of the tree nurseries department of the Pennsylvania Railroad. He was also a collector of Americana, iron work and hardware, rare books, and ephemera. This folder documents Netter’s handling of Worthley’s collection and her strained relations with his niece, Mrs. Martha M. Hart.

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A detailed appraisal of an unidentified estate, possibly of the Barricklo or Fouché families, undertaken for Wortendyke, their attorney for the Bow Hill estate near Trenton, NJ.